Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy -- a disease that still affects thousands in Ethiopia -- he also lost ...

A team of archaeologists who hope to unearth a medieval hospital during a dig in Lincoln said they were "ridiculously excited ...

At a leper colony in the Kon Tum area in Vietnam, Landry celebrated Mass, brought Communion to people, and distributed food and sandals, working with St. Joseph’s Mission Charity. In one striking ...

At a leper colony in Vietnam, Pontifical Mission Societies USA President Monsignor Roger Landry celebrated Mass, brought ...

since it is through fluids that leprosy could be passed on to others. Each of the sandals is tailor-made for the individual leper’s different-sized feet. We also took casts for new lepers who ...

Jesus healed many people of their physical afflictions during His earthly ministry: blind Bartimaeus (10:46–52), a leper (Luke 5:12–16), and a paralytic (Matthew 9:1–8), to name a few.

Sisters Evanette Onezaire and Jeanne Voltaire, members of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, were killed. Nuns of the Little Sisters of St. Thérèse of the ...

Leprosy has existed for more than 3,000 years and is the one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. Though a cure is available, 200,000 individuals are still diagnosed with the disease each year.

COIMBATORE: The District Health Department has completed its month-long leprosy Screening drive in select hotspots in rural areas, and identified seven new cases. Officials said 72 cases of ...

Ronaldinho (second from left) of Brazil dribbles past Turkey players at the 2003 FIFA Confedera-tions Cup in France. (Getty Images)(HT_PRINT) The football fans in India will be having a treat of ...

Spinalonga is best known as the site of Greece’s former leper colony, which operated between ... of which can still be explored. A cure for leprosy wasn’t found until 1948, and the colony ...